The Hazara, a minority group that is targeted by Islamic extremists in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province, often live inside sealed-off communities for their own safety.
Inside Pakistan's 'Hazara Town' Ghetto
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An entrance to Pakistan’s Hazara Town, on the outskirts of Quetta.
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Hazara boys fly a kite on a hill above Quetta. In recent years a surge in sectarian killings targeting the ethnic Hazara minority has led Pakistan’s security forces to seal off some sections of Quetta -- the capital of the restive Balochistan region -- with walls and checkpoints.
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Hazara schoolchildren in Quetta. Most Hazara are Shi'ite Muslims and a frequent target for Sunni extremists.
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A taxi driver in Hazara Town. The man’s tattoo features the name of a friend who was killed in a bomb blast.